Jazzers had a "Real Book" for decades, lead line with chords for a quick outline of established "standard" tunes. Unfortunately, sans copyright, these were less than legal until publishing giant Hal Leonard tackled the project and compiled several volumes of legitimately licensed collections in spiral bound books. First release ten years ago, later came Blues, Bluegrass, Christmas, Dixieland, Latin, Rock, TAB and one for Vocal fans. Now Rhythm & Blues musicians will have a Real Book to call their own when the publisher unveils The Real R&B Book at the upcoming winter NAMM.

From their public relations release: The Real R&B Book is an excellent collection of 265 classic R&B, soul and modern hits - many of which have never before appeared in print. All Hal Leonard Real Books feature the famous easy-to-read, handwritten notation and plastic comb bindings that have made these fake books musician favorites for decades.